jaws

英 [dʒɔːz]

美 [dʒɔːz]

n. 颌; 下巴; 下颌; 口部; 嘴
v. 唠唠叨叨; 喋喋不休
jaw的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 下巴；下颌
Yourjawis the lower part of your face below your mouth. The movement of your jaw is sometimes considered to express a particular emotion. For example, if yourjaw drops, you are very surprised.
1. He thought for a moment, stroking his well-defined jaw...
  他摸着自己轮廓分明的下巴想了一会儿。
2. Meg's jaw dropped in amazement...
  梅格惊讶得目瞪口呆。
3. His jaw was set, but his voice sounded thin and unsure.
  他表情坚毅，但声音听起来却显得有气无力、犹豫不定。
N-COUNT 颌
A person's or animal'sjawsare the two bones in their head which their teeth are attached to.
1. ...a forest rodent with powerful jaws.
  颌骨发达的森林啮齿类动物
N-PLURAL 危险的局面；令人不快的情形
If you talk about thejaws ofsomething unpleasant such as death or hell, you are referring to a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
1. A family dog rescued a newborn boy from the jaws of death.
  一只家养犬把一个新生男婴从鬼门关救了回来。
2. ...caught in the jaws of world recession.
  陷入全球性经济衰退的危机之中
tosnatch defeat from the jaws of victory→ see:snatch

I talked till my jaws ached, trying to bring him around.
我劝了他半天，嘴皮都快磨破了。
Predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth.
有屏障样腭和坚固牙齿的热带食肉性鱼。
The upper and lower jaws possess straight tooth rows and the jaw arches are almost rectangular in shape.
上、下颌具有直的齿列，而颌弓几乎呈直角形。
The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws.
用牙齿和上下颌撕、咬或咀嚼的动作。
Bigger's teeth clamped so tight that his jaws ached.
别格的牙关咬得那么紧，连上下颚都疼了。
Objective To investigate the clinical diagnosis and treatment on eosinophilic granuloma of the jaws bone.
目的总结颌骨嗜酸细胞肉芽肿的临床诊断和治疗经验。
And let this be enough to know concerning the first valley and the souls locked in its jaws.
关于第一道山谷和它所吞噬的人，你知道了这些就够了。
The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work.
台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
There was only the heavy sharp blue head and the big eyes and the clicking, thrusting all-swallowing jaws.
只有那沉重、尖锐的蓝色脑袋，两只大眼睛和那嘎吱作响、吞噬一切的突出的两颚。
The shark snapped its jaws shut.
鲨鱼啪嗒一声把嘴闭上了。